Does agent need to make the oven safe?

watl1

I moved into a rented property 3 months ago and on 10th April EON engineers came round to swap our prepayment meters to credit ones.

The EON electricity engineer stated that the board the meter was mounted on was a serious breach of H&S regulations as was wet, rotting and falling off the wall (we'd reported this over a month prior but the agent had done nothing). The electricity engineer contacted someone to come out and fix it for us immediately (the agent later claimed they arranged this which I'm sure is complete nonsense).

The gas engineer from EON told us our gas oven didn't meet safety requirements (this is just from a glance as he walked through our kitchen) and that our flues/pipes also put us at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning because they had not been clipped.

I reported the oven and pipes to the agent almost 3 weeks ago and they still say they're trying to arrange an engineer to come out and take a look. We never received a Gas Safety Record when we moved in so I have asked the agent to provide one, which I'm pretty confident they don't have as presumably the oven and pipes wouldn't be in the condition they are now.

My question is: as the oven doesn't meet safety standards (not secured, hobs don't work properly, grill turns on and off - these are just the things I can see for myself that are wrong with it), surely the agent will have to replace or fix? I'm concerned that because there was no inventory, the agent might claim that the oven is nothing to do with them even though on viewing the property they confirmed it would be included so that influenced our decision to take it.

Thanks

G_M

have you been given a current gas safety certificate by the landlord?

If not, write and ask for one.

Rosemary7391

Do you have a carbon monoxide detector? Worth buying your own rather than relying on one your landlord has provided if things are that shoddy! I'd not even attempt to use the hob etc if it isn't working properly. Have you reported the required repairs in writing? - If you have you can show you've asked for them to be done, if needed.

macman

Failure to supply a current GSC at the time of occupation is an extremely serious breach of the law, punishable by an unlimited fine or up to two years of imprisonment. Perhaps reminding the agent or landlord (either could be responsible depending on their contract) of this penalty might get things moving? Why on earth have you let this go for 3 months?
I suggest you put that to the agent in writing and say that you will be reporting them to the HSE if it is not remedied in 7 days.
No GSC, no inventory...sounds like both LL and agent are cowboys.
If the Eon RGI believed that the boiler flue was hazardous then he should have disconnected it there and then, as he is required to do.

Guest101

3 months?!

people dont help themselves sometimes. Get it sorted today.

Phone the agent, tel them you want it sorted with-in 5 working days, including gas safety cert. Or you'll get it done and deduct rent.

Follow up with a letter detailing the call.